Tongue-supporting truck



A l 635 803 July 121927 H. B. sPr-:RRY

A TONGUE SUIPORTING TRUCK Filed June 12. -1924 z sheets-sheet 1 f 1,635,l July 12, 1927. H a SPERRY 803 TONGUE SUPPORTING TRUCK Filed June 12. 1924 Z'Sheets-Sheet 2 l L VEL-*l V Patented July 12, 1927.

UNITEDv STATES.

PATENT o1?raler;..

IIEnBERr B. SPERRY, oF CHICAGO', ILLINOIS., AsslIeNoR To API'IETON MANUFACTUR- ING GQMIANY, .Cosmesi-10N 0F lLIlINOrs I morirme-SUPPORTING TRUCK.

Application led June 12,

Thisinvention relates to a tongue supporting truck which is more particularly adapted for use wit-h agricultural machines. @ne of the objects of the present invention is to provide a simplified and generally improved form of fore truck.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combination of a vertically adjustable stub tongue with a swinging guide tongue providing differential steering kby reason of the factk that the connections between the stubtongue and the guide tongue and theV foretruck aXle are so arranged that when the angle 'between Athe guide tongue and the stub'tongue is varied intu'rning or due to deflections 'on account of side 4draft the angle of the vforetruck axle will have a. differential movement with respect to variationsin the angle' between the' stub tongue and the guide' tongue. In other words, considering the swinging guide tongue as a movable member of thepivoted combination the foretrucl; axle connected therewith will not move in unison with the swinging guide tongue according to Vmy improvedconstruction,A but there will be a dilierential movement imparted to the foretruck vaxle in relation to the swinging movement of the guide tongue and this movement ofthe foretruck axle will 'take place at a differential andacce'lerated speed i as the angle between the guide tongue and the stub tongue changes when the guide tongue is moved or deflected from its normaler right line position in relationlto the "stub tongue and as the relation of the guide and stub tongues is varied to restore them to the vright line normal position or relation the foretruclgr axlewvill move in the lreverse direction 'also ata diiierential speed.

A further object of the linvention is to provide an improved form of fore truck by means of which the relative adjustment of the machine' with respect to` the truck is accomplished in combination with the truck itself.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improvedv form. of truck yhavinga pivotal connection 'with thestlub tongue ofthe machine and through which the stub Atongue may berelatively vladjusted: with re;-

spect to the truck; A still further lobject of the* invention to providef` an improved forni of tongue 192.4. Serial No. 719,496.

truck. operatively related tothe tonen@ in such a manner that the angling of the'to'ngue with respect to the stub tonga@ Of thalliachine, angles the truck at a greater angle with respect to the stub ytongue than the angle of the tongue proper with respect to lthe stub tongue, thereby 'permitting the machine to be easily steered and overcoming to` a considerable extent the tendency of the side draftvof the machine to impart a turning. or side lashing movement'or strain to draft aniinalsor other means pulling the machine.

These and other objects are accomplished by providing a. construction'and arrangement of. the-.various parts inthe manner hereinafter described' and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

' Referring to the drawings, Figrl is a side elevational view of my improved form of fore truck. Y Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the f same,` f y Fig. 3 is a topnplan view of the fore truck shown in Figs. 1v `and 2.

Figs. 4 and 5 are top plan and side elevational views7 respectively,` of the swinging bracket to which the tongue is pivotally connected. 5

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatical view showing the manner in whichthe tongue truck is swung'atva greater angle with respect to the stub tongueY than the tongue proper is swung with respect 'to they stub tongue, and

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary view partlfy in section showing the pivotal conn'ection of the'truck and'stub tongue.

One of the features of my improved form of tongue supporting truck is the provision of a simplified structure in which the adjustment of the frame of the machine is accomplished'through the medium of Vthe fore truck 'and atv the same( time providing a construction in which the angling of the truck at` a; greater angl-e with respectgto the stub tongue than the angling of the tongue proper is accomplished without interfering with the vertical adjust-ment' of the stub tongue on the tongue truck.

In carrying out my invention l have shown the saine in connection with la stub tongue l0, which, it will be understood, may be connectedl to .any typel of agricultural machine which requires the adjustment of lil) tit)

the tongue vertically to accomplish the udjustlnent of the operative parts of the niaehine with respect to the ground. rthis stub tongue as illustrated .in the drawing-:1l conipriees two channel members ll..y whieh have secured at their forwerd ends, in any well lrnown manner, a lgiearinfY ineinber lil. rthe bearing` ineniber li! han a worth-allg.' est tending` barrel portion lti with n bore, tt er# tendii'ig; rerticallxY therethrough. l`ornied integrally with the bearing ineniber l2 und extending rearwardly therefroin adjurcnt the bottoni thereof and undern mth the for ward end of the stub tongue ltl le au arni Formed integrallY with the hearint,r nieinber l2 adjacent its forward lower end is a horizontally projectingflange lo. livotally mounted on the arni .lli ol' the bean ing n'ieniber l2, by menno ot a bolt li', which entende through regietering apertures lt) and 19 in the bracket and arin reepeo tively, is er swinging braelcet irl. 'l he brochet i8 hns one end ,eubetainialhv in the foi-in of a ee1ni-eircular trunk Q0 haring a horizontal arcuate flange 2l and i vertical (lange QQ. Formed between the oenii-eireutur portion 2t) and the rearward portion ot" the brochet, is a. Subetantiall)7 eeini-eircular or arcuate opening i223 for the purpose here inuftcr riet forth. The forward end of the bracket i8 is provided with two oppoeitely disposed and forwardly extending` urine1 t which have formed integrnlly therewith at, their forward ends n horizontally extending barrel portion haring a longitiulinal bore Bti extetuling therethrough. 'lhe urine 2l; are provided with reinforcing ribs i2?. Formed between the ribs "J7 of the bracket: lS is a longitudinally extending :slot or oper ture 2S for the purpose hereinafter eet forth.

lllhen the piroted bracket lb is operatively inounted on the hearing inernbifer b v ineane of the bolt li the horimorallyv arcuate flange 2l of the bracket l5 reiste on the 'l'orwardliv lextendingl `llanoe lt' o t the beuriner nieniber l2 and prerente the dieplaeenient oit' the bracket; 18 troni the hearing; nieniber l2. Buti it will be noted thut bj.' reason of the circular conetruction of the flange 2li the bracket 1S may ooeillute froni side to side about itel pivot: on the holt l?. The circular flange 2t and the horizontal flange ltt of the pivoted bracket 'le' and the bearinr lneinber l2. respectively, will per init the oscillatory. lnovrunent ot the bracket 1S with respect to the ln'acliet lil within the limits of the arcuate thingie il and therein' liinit the pivotal inorernent of the tongue proper with respect to tht` Stub tongue. Pivotally secured to the piroted br: cliet lltw in the bearing portion 25 by ineens of a bolt 29, is a tongue bracket 3() which has its forward end Secured to the guide tongue proper 3l by means of bolts 3Q. itdiuftahly mounted in the bearing ineniber l2 is an L an axle brneliet Siti. ',lhie` axle braclwt is entendu provided with sorteert apart hun; ti which `ernilt a limited roehinzf; niorenu-nt oi' the truci( on the horizontaal nortiou :il oll the #haft $322 in .esuoh a manner that the, trurlt will follow irrt-iguiaritiee in the grouinl. lhe axle bracket' is provided with :l hori- '/.ontnllwv diepoeed barrel portion 2li whirh is :r1-ranged at right autrice with reepert to the portion of the brochet l'or receiving;A the horizontal portion itl-t of the ohuft $353. 'l`he borrel `portion l? han eeeured therein in any well ltnown manner an otifset Vooi-tion lo ot the abile 3i?. 'the axle Pit) hun niounted on its opponite ende1 the uaual truehr wheels -l-t) which nre secured to the outer endei ot the axle in au); well known manner. liceured. to the forward end of the hori'f'zontal por tion it of the shaft 3:3? preferably by a` hey and a iet le u ineniber AVVil which liao an upwardly etentlinn` borrel portion l2 foi-ined integrally therewith. i-ieeured in the barrel portion t2 in any well luiown niauner 'e a vertu-all)Y diffaposeed fuippleinental Shaft i-2i. rthe Shaft; lil entende4 upwardlyY through the longitudinal alot lo ot the brochet 15% a9 Shown in Figs. l and I3.

From the abore dtfeeription it will be .noted that :in the zguide tongue 3l is oecillated or swung' to the left or right from thel position shown in Fi i it: will Swing the piroted bracket with itA about .its pivot l? on the arni lo of the bearing nienlber l?, and when the brat-liet: t8 is oseillated about: this pivot itl will, of eouree, oeeillate the Shaft Bil in the bearing` nienihor lil b v reason of the leliatt t3 extendiin,v throunh the ,longitiulinal .alot- QS of the lnaeliet. Vln this oticillatory inoreinent of the bracket 1S it will be noted thatr by reason of the relative position of the shafta 351i and Lll with reeneet; to each other that the oscillator)7 horizontal nioven'u-nt of the tongue 3i will cause the axle or fore trucl: to swing through a relatively `greater angle with respect to the stub toun'ue lti than the `guide tongue 8l. will Swingl with reepect to the stub tongue l0. ln other worde, the uu'nf'einent; ot the guide tongue traneniits a ditlerential annularinorelnent to the truck relativo to the stub tongue.

In order to etl'ect an ndjuet'inent of the machine through the nndiuni o't the etnh tongue l0 or to eft'eet an :utjuetinont oflthe Stub tongue it) with rentrent to the truel; l here provided a, novel n'ieane which eoin prises a lever l-l pivotall)l mounted at 1:5 to a Support A-l-tl Secured to the stub tongue by means of a bolt 4f?. The lever Llll is provided lou llt)

Minnow LU v Leemans with'thev usual detent mechanism 48, which is adapted to lock'the lever in predetermined undercut recesses at ,their lower sides thereof,

as shown at 55. 'Ihese undercut recessed portions are adapted to engage a cap or head 56 formed on the upper end of the shaft 33. This cap or head 56 is formed in the'upper end of the shaft 33 by forming a peripheral groove 57 adjacent the upper end ofthe shaft. f

In the operation of the above described device, it will be understood thatk my `improved form of truck may be used in connection with various types of machines, but is particularly adapted for agricultural machines wherein it is necessary to support'the stub tongue or forward portion of themachine on a fore truck and in suchtypes of machines where it is necessary to adjust the machine with respect to the ground in order toadapt the machine for varying conditions. If it is necessary to raise the stub tongue 10 of the machine, the lever 44 is swung upwardly about its 'pivot 45 on the supporting member 46, which, in turn, causes the bearing member 12 to be elevated onthe shaft 33 'through the connection vof the free end 51 of the lever with the swivelling bracket 53, which is connected to the upper endof the shaft 33, as previously described. The swinging of the fore truck to Va greater angle than that through which the tongue 31 is swung is accomplished by the relative position of the shafts 33 and 43 with respect'to the pivot l? of the bracket 18. In the embodiment of the invention I have shown and described it will readily be noted that I have provided an extremely simple and eii'- cient fore truck in which I have combined the means for adjusting the stub tongue of the truck in combination with a tongue-actuated fore truck.

lVhile in the above specification I have described one embodiment which my invention may assume in practice, it will of course, be understood that various other forms or modifications may be made yand still be within the contemplationk of my invention.

vWhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination vwith an agricultural machine, of a stubtongue therefor, a foretruck pivotally mounted on a substantially vertial pivot on said tongue for supporting the forward end thereof, a guide tongue connected with the stub-tongue, means carried by said stub-tongue and engageable with the pivotal connection between said4 stub-tongue and truck for adjusting said stub-tongue on said foretruck, and means for transmitting angular movement ktosaid truck in relation to `said'stub-tongum at a differential rate of movement to relative movements of said tongues.

2. In combination -with an agricultural machine, of a stub tongue therefor, a fore truck for supporting the forward end of said stub tonguecomprising a pair of wheels and an axle,- a vertically disposed shaft secured to said axle for pivotally connecting said truck to said stub tongue, a guide tongue connected with said stub tongue, means mounted on said stub tongue and operatively related to said shaft for adjusting said stub tongue with respect to said truck and means for transmittingV angular movement to said truck in relationy to 4said stub-tongue, at differential rate of movement to relative movements of said tongues.

3.' In combinationl with an agricultural machine, of a stub tongue therefor, a foretruck 'p ivotally mounted on said tongue for supporting the forward end of said stul;` tongue, means mounted on said stub tongue and operatively related to the pivotal connection' of said truck and tongue for adjust` ing said tongue on said foretruck., a guide tongue connected tosaid stub tongue, and means for transmitting angular movement to said truck in relation to said stub tongue at a dierential rate of movement to relative movements of. said tongues.

4. In combination with an agricultural machine, of. a stub tongue therefor, a fore truck for supporting the'forward end of said stub tongue comprising a pair of wheels and 1n-axle, a vertically disposed shaft secured to said axle for pivotally connecting said truck to said stub tongue, a guide tongue connected with said stub tongue, a lever mounted f'on said stub tongue and operatively related tosaid shaft for adjusting said stub tongue with respect to said truck, and means for transmitting angular movement to said vtruck in relation to l said stub-tongue, at a differential rate of movement toA relative movements of said tongues.

v5. In combination ywith an agricultural machine, vof a stub tongue therefor, a fore truck for supporting the forward end of said stub tongue comprising a pair of wheelsand an axle, a vvertically disposed shaft secured to said axlefor' pivotally connecting said truck to said,l stub tongue, and a lever mounted on said stub'tongue and pivotally connected to said shaft for vertically adjusting said stub tongue with respect to said truck, and means carried by said stub-tongue for controlling the lever in adjusted positions.

l 6L In combination with an agricultural lll) machine. ot1 a` Stub tongue therefor, a tore truck for supporting the Vforward end ot? said stub tongue comprising a pair ol1 wheels and an axle. a vertical #halt operatively .secured to said axle, and having a 'antistantiall)r horizontalljfY extending integral lower end portion, a la'iarinj-;V hre. Aliet' secured to the lor' ward end ot said strut tongue Afor receiving and igii'otall) securing said shalt. to .said ,Stull tongue. a Supplemental vertical shalt secured to a horizontal an'tion nle :laid vertical shall and lapaccd troni the vertical portion thereo'l'. and a tongue o 'acliet pivoted to said Stub tongg'ue and operativelyY related with both ot' said -hal`t a Vlor controlling the angularitwY of uuid At'ore truck with renpect to said etui) tongue.

T. .ln coinhituitiion with an agricultural machine, oli a Stull tongue theret'or. a fore trucl; for :support'lntr Vthe ttzrward end of mid utuh tongue comprising a nait' nl wheels and an axle, ay verti al shaft' operatively secured to said axle. a lvaring 'rachet secured to the forward end of Said stnli tonnjue for receiv i111.;` and pivotally eecuriin:V .maid shaft; to uuid stub tongue, a supplen'iental vertical, ahalitsecured at its lower end to aaid Yert'ical shaft and spaced l'ronl it'. and nie-ans including; a tongue pivoted to said Stub tongue ati a point` to the rear ol said [une mentioned ishatt and ogeratively related to llotih oil" Said Shafts lor controlling the aneju larit)v of Said tore trncli with respect to said atuh tongue.

trl. lln colnhination with an agricultural machine, olf a still) tongue therefor, a llore truck il'oi' Supporting' the forward end of aaid atiuh tongue comprising' a pair ot wheels and an axle.. a vertical shalt having' a horizontal portion pivot'alliy connected to said axle. a hearing' bracket` secured to the Yforward end ol' said stub tongue l'or receivingr and pivotallpv securing said ShallA to said .a1-lul) toiurue. a sluipletnential vertical shaft; laecurcd to the horizontal portion oli said vertical nhatt: and spaced lroin it. and a tongue l 'ticket pivoted to said situh tongue haring an arcuate sloty therein for the reception ol said first; named ahal't' and havingv a longitudinal slot'I therein "t'or the reception olA said supplemental shalt `t'or controlling the angg'ularity ol" said 'loro truck with re aperta to said stuh tongue.

S). ln conlliinatuion with an agricultural machine. oit a stub tongue tzllerelfia-7 a iore trucl; lor eupiiorting the Vlorwartl end ol mild faul) tongue comprisingl a pair o'l' wheela and an axle, a verti 'al :shalt ope 'attively Secured to said axle, a hearing ln'acliet` 'secured tu the loi-ward end ol Said, Stub tongue itor rcei\'inY and pivotallyY net :util'ig said shaft, to uuid Stull tongue, a sullplelnentzal vertical r-,ual't hating; its tower end :secured to said vertical ehalt. and spaced l'roln itt, a tongue lira het piloted to artid .utah tongue lawinel an arcuate alot therein tor the reception ol uuid tir-it nanied ehaitt and haring a longin tadinal ,alot therein tot the eception ol' said :supplemental shaft for colltrollintt` the anguinrit).1 et said loro rlichY with res-:tauft: lo aaitl tuti tongue. and a lever uivotally mounted n .Maid utah tongue and suiiellingly connerttal to the upper end olf fluid liratA named aint-tt` l'or adjunt'ingt uuid rauh tongue with respect to said trucli.

lt). ln combination with an agricultural machine oi a :stuh tongue therefor. a lore trut-li lor supporting the lorward end oi aaid :ttuh tongue comoriuin;l 1 pair ol" wheele` and an aulo. a vertical :ah-alt ope t'ltiveliv t-terut-rtl to :said arie. a l) al 'ing lu'arliet'. occured to tile itnewartl end olf Ysaid Felini; tongue lor receiving and pirotall),Y securing.: said ahalft to a atula tongue. a supplemental Yertyi :al shalt sentieri to said tiret. mentioned shall;

pivot tl to aid atitb tongue at a point` to the rear ai; Haut lu't nunitnuicd shaft; and oneretzvel): related lo lioth ol5 aand s-shaltn 'lor con trilling' the angularihY ol' said loro tvrucl't' and .au accd liront it.1neaus includine' a tongue said etal) tongue coniln'isingl a pair ol wheels and an axle. a rertical allait'. iuvotally secured to :raid axle. a hearing ln'achet'y uecured to the lorward end ol' said Stub tongue for receiving` and pirotally securing! said shalt to said .sstuli tongue, a nutplementxtl vertical allait"y Fecured to Araid tirati mentioned shalt and :#paccd liront it'` a tongue bracket nivoted to said sluii onu ie and tuueratively `related with loth ol' i l shafts lfor controlling the angolarit) ot said iore truck with respect to said Stull tongue, and nlans l'orlned as an integral part' oll said lnaeli'etJ Yl'or limiting the angular niot'einent ol :said tore truck 'with resp ect. to aaid Htuh tongue.

ln teeitinainlv w creol l have aligned my naine to thinv apecilicatiion on thin' lith das; olf June. A. l). ,lt;ll. 

